Gleanings in bee culture . in their absence,they fail to produce seed. 8uch are the redclover, salvia, larkspur, and some orchids. Irregular or one-sided bee flowers occur inlarge numbers in the violet, pea, mint, andfigwort families. The species of the violetfamily consist chiefly of bee flowers, thegeneral form of which is familiar to everyone. One warm clear day early in May Ifound the round-leaved yellow violet ( Violarotundifolia) blooming luxuriantly beneathan old beach tree. Bumblebees, as well assmaller bees belonging to the genera No-m((d(i and Andreiia, were flitting aboutbusily from
Gleanings in bee culture . in their absence,they fail to produce seed. 8uch are the redclover, salvia, larkspur, and some orchids. Irregular or one-sided bee flowers occur inlarge numbers in the violet, pea, mint, andfigwort families. The species of the violetfamily consist chiefly of bee flowers, thegeneral form of which is familiar to everyone. One warm clear day early in May Ifound the round-leaved yellow violet ( Violarotundifolia) blooming luxuriantly beneathan old beach tree. Bumblebees, as well assmaller bees belonging to the genera No-m((d(i and Andreiia, were flitting aboutbusily from flower to flower. On the otherhand, according to my observations ourwild blue violets are very sparingly visitedby bees, and are often infertile. Perhapsthis is the reason why many of the species,besides their showy blossoms, produce smallgreen flowers close to the roots, which nev-er expand but are very fruitful. CLEISTOGAMIC FLOWERS. The beautiful and richly variegated varie-ties of the pansy ( Viola trieolor) have been. A. V. \\ agiicr, i:i Centro, pioneer bee-keeperand bee-inspector. Mr. Wagner liegan 2(5 yearsago when a boy, and has worked with bees in vari-ous parts of the country. lie now has 600 coloniesdivided into six yards. 240 Gleanings in Bee Culture
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